I've followed the Parkhurst brand for a number of years now. I suspect that these are likely an older pair as they have changed the materials, build and the last a number of times over the years. You might have seen that their US manufacturer closed down after the pandemic. So the newer ones are made in Spain.
@@parkhurstbrand2019 Cool to see you on here. I've admired your brand for a while but the availability of my 7.5EE size and me having any money to spare have yet to coincide. Someday
I have a pair of Niagra Parkhurst boots that I am quite fond of. I was a little surprised when I saw the cardboard heal stack, Parkhurst typically uses leather heal stacks. It was a relief to find out the heal was redone previously by another cobbler who didn't use the original ridgeway heels. Nice work Aaron, it is a pleasure watching a master at work.
Thanks Patrick, the problem was not the Heel, but the fiberboard, you’re right parkhurts uses leather heel block. we don’t always use the matching heels, sometimes we can’t get them, if you notice I didn’t use the matching heels (430) that’s because the biggest heel is not wide enough and those ursi heels come in big/wider sizes. Cheers
These were re-done previously by someone else by the time Aaron received the boots. I can't confirm what was done to them prior or what materials were used for the heel stack. I have never used cardboard though as the base/stack.
@@AaronG2480 Probably a good idea actually, because this is not only a first generation build, but it doesn't have original build or original components in it. Up to you, could be good for context.
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Beautiful work! What i like about your jobs you seem to always change the welt which I think makes the final product look good and I think last longer.
Nice work Aaron! Love to see the boots get some TLC after a few years. Question with that heel though - that pattern/brand of heel was not one of the heels I ever used during production. Did someone perhaps bring these to you after the heels being re-done elsewhere? Ridgeway soles always got matching Ridgeway heels. It went like this up to size 10.5/11 in production. 11.5 and higher all received both Commando soles and matching Commando heels. It appears this boot has a Ridgeway sole, but not the matching Ridgeway heel and stack they were originally made with at the factory. Any clarity on where/if the heels were replaced or re-done prior to them being brought to you would be helpful as these are not production specification for back a few years ago. Also I always nailed the heel top-lifts myself between the lugs, any Parkhurst owner could actually verify this on their pair and if unchanged, they should see the nails between the lugs on the heels. The exception to this was Dainite, where I nailed into the top-lift holes. It seems on this pair the nails were placed directly into the lug itself, which is something neither the factory nor I have ever done. Any background on if these heels were done before somewhere else before coming to you? Thanks!
Thanks Sir I’m glad I got the chance to work on one of your boots 🙇. Those are URSI heels and yes, these boots were previously re heeled, I wasn’t sure about those fiberboard heel bases, but now after reading your comment and checking on your website I’m assuming they were replaced as well, I have nothing against fiberboard heel bases but leather is definitely better 😅 Thank you so much for watching the video and, for giving us some information about your boots. Greetings from Los Angeles California.
@@AaronG2480 Cool. Yes neither the factory in Batavia when they were open nor I ever ordered from URSI, so yea these were not original factory heels. I am sure URSI though makes some great heels. Just never used them. The leather-board is a good question though, it could have came from anywhere. Since they were already worked on before you received them, naturally I don't know what could have been done to them. Neither the factory nor I have ever used cardboard though in our heels. We did experiment with different types of leathers and combinations of leathers and waxes in our bases for some time. Eventually we did move to straight veg tan leather cut from the insole bends leather sheets, which was tough to get within the US but finally we did. It's currently what is used in the boots for example. Those are hard to nail, am I right? I am sure you have plenty of experience with them! I had to go through probably 3 different styles of nail sets before I got one which I could finally use. DBG nails were always my favorite to use. But yea, hope this helps. Greetings from Buffalo!
Thanks Sir, Yeah as I mentioned, the heels (Top lift)where replaced by someone else, I talked to the costumer and he said that even thought these are an old model ,the website specified you guys use leather heel block, I really don’t know if the previous guy replaced them too or not,but after reading your comment I’m assuming he did it , I mean there’s nothing wrong with fiberboard but leather is definitely better, 😅 Thanks for watching the video and for giving us some info about your boots BTW I’m about to buy My very first pair of Parkhurst. Cheers!
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The cardboard made to look like leather for the heel stack? I would prefer leather for that. Also, a split welt? Also, not a feature I would go with. The 360 welt is easier to do and seems to work pretty darn good. The soles on your boots as you were showing your feet, are those the Vibram relief cut soles? I have a pair of Allen Edmonds Park City boots with those Vibram relief cut soles. Great boots and comfortable. They will come see you when the soles need to be replaced. Super job unscrewing these boots you filmed. They look sharp now.
Aarón 100% mejora el terminado y la estructura de los trabajos que nos regala en sus vídeos. ¿dónde puedo conseguir un mandil de trabajo como este que traes? Saludos y gracias por tus videos y saludos a la banda, como dices😁😁😁😁
Boot maker uses, among other things, cheap gemmings. Aaron comes along and shows everyone how it's done with a Rolls Royce gemming reinforcement edition!
@@Vultain These were, yes, and they were first generation using the materials we were able to source and of which the factory was able to work with at the time. Current boot models made in Spain and finished here in Buffalo are newer generation models with updated build and materials. Cutaways available on the website. Hope this clarifies, thanks.
Parkhurst are my favorite boots. Great job Aaron these came out really good. Did these have the red-brown welt/edge finish to start with (it looks like it to me on the video)? I’ve always liked the red-brown edge dye Parkhurst uses. What are your edge color options when doing a resole?
